The old detective's welcome was too enthusiastic, and the enthusiasm was a little difficult for the three players to accept.

After a few pleasantries, everyone took their seats.

"Drink something? I'm sure there's no better bar than Carol. ”

"Anything."

The player has an alcohol debugging option, and when turned off, drinking alcohol is the same as drinking water, so even the strongest alcohol will not interfere with their actions in the future.

"To my friends who have come from afar, just like me."

The barkeeper, who looked like Carol, quickly put down his wiping glass, turned around and took out a bottle, pouring amber liquor in front of everyone.

Ann pointed and sniffed what seemed to be rum, and after taking a sip, he decided to get straight to the point.

"Can you tell me about the case?"

"You're always so direct, but that's why I like you so much."

The barkeeper walked away in a playful manner, and the old policeman took out a bill and said:

"James, buy me a pack of cigarettes."

"Okay boss."

Pushing James away, the old cop looked around cautiously, as if looking for someone who might be eavesdropping.

He was so careful not to say that the case was something that could not be discussed, but that he was annoyed by the pervasive reporters.

After confirming the safety, the old policeman spoke:

"For a moment I didn't know how to speak."

"Let's start from the beginning, we have time to listen."

The old policeman thought for a moment and said:

"The first disappearance occurred about three months ago, and the missing person was named Beatrice, a prostitute who wandered the streets and alleys of the red light district. The person who reported the crime was her companion, who saw her companion get into a car with her own eyes, and then there was no news of her companion for three whole days, so she went to the police station to report the crime. ”

"I guess the first disappearance didn't catch your attention, did it?"

An Yizhi guessed.

"I have to say your instincts were really accurate, yes, it didn't catch our attention at the time."

"Why? Someone is missing? ”

The brave are invincible and incomprehensible.

"Other cities may be, but in Sparne, it's normal for a prostitute to disappear for a week without showing up, and there are plenty of able-bodied lumberjacks here, and I don't need to say much about the rest."

The brave invincible still looked puzzled, and he couldn't look at it from the grass on the plain, so he pulled him and explained it in a whisper.

- Another innocent child defiled......

"We initially thought she was just staying at a lumberjack's house for a few days and everyone didn't take it seriously, until several people called the police in a row and then realized the seriousness of the problem."

As he spoke, he took out a thick file bag from his pocket and handed it to An Yizhi:

"Here is a list of all the missing persons and brief information, because of the regulations, I can't bring out all the information about the case, and the few documents sent to you before are seriously outdated."

An Yi pointed out that the information that the three of them read on the train was only 5 people, and this pile, I am afraid that there are more than 100 people.

However, these things can be looked at later, and An Yi didn't even open his fingers and threw them to the grass on the original for safekeeping.

"So, since there were witnesses, didn't she write down clues like license plate numbers?"

The old policeman shook his head:

"I was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and when I ran out of money, I went out to sell it, and I lived a life all day long. The same was true of the eyewitness to the first incident, when she probably drank a lot of alcohol and did not remember the license plate number at all, she only remembered that the other party drove a Pontiac, and she did not even know if it was an open-top or not. ”

This is how much I drank, and I was confused to this extent.

"Has this car been present in any other disappearances?"

"Well, there is. That's why we combined these disappearances, every time there was a witness to the disappearance, there was this Pontiac, and then we finally found a witness who remembered the license plate number, and guess what? ”

An Yizhi thought for a moment:

"The license plate number doesn't exist?"

"That's right, the license plate number doesn't exist at all, it's a fake car"

The old policeman said as he took out a cigar and lit it, and gave Ann a finger, but he didn't smoke it.

"Even if the license plate is fake, the model alone should be able to reduce the number of suspects."

"Here's the problem, there isn't a Pontiac registered in the DMV in Sparge, it's like a ghost, it's like it doesn't exist, and it's committing crimes everywhere."

In modern times, the police can find the criminal through a little clue, but there is not even a little clue, which is really difficult for a clever woman to cook.

The prisoner was so neat that no one saw him except the victim, not even a man or a woman, not to mention tall, short, fat and thin, and the only clue was a Pontiac car, which did not exist in the register.

"We have already put out a bounty in the hope that someone will see the car in the city and report the crime, but unfortunately, there is still no gain."

After saying that, he drank all the rum in the cup, and the boss picked up the bottle when he saw this, as if asking him if he needed to refill the glass, and the old policeman put his hand on the glass to signal that it was not necessary.

"The rest will be negotiated in my office, and I have more detailed information there."

An Yi pointed out that this is exactly what he meant, and based on oral information alone, there is really less information.

At this moment, James, who had just been sent out to buy cigarettes, rushed into the bar, and the old policeman's heart was startled by the appearance of babbling, and he glared at the newcomer fiercely before he could speak.

It was then that James realized that something was wrong with him, after all, there were a lot of people in the bar.

Walking quickly to the side of a few people, he whispered:

"Boss, someone found the body, and the director told us to go over and have a look."

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, the nature of the case changed from a disappearance to a kidnapping and murder at this moment.

"Guys, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll have to postpone my office."

An pointed to his understanding, he said:

"Can we go together?"

After a moment's hesitation, the old policeman nodded.

–‐‐——–‐‐——

Still sitting in the police car they came, everyone roared to the place where the body was found.

Although the appearance of the body is not good news for the victim's family, after all, the body may still be alive if the body is not found, but for the police, a body can provide many clues, which is crucial to finding the culprit.

Drive through the city and head all the way out of town.

After a few lumber yards, the road began to become less walkable, and the smooth asphalt road turned into a potholed dirt road, so that everyone was about to turn over the wine they had just drunk.

About thirty minutes later, they came to the place where the body was found. There were already a number of police officers cordoning off the scene, and forensic officers were searching the vicinity for possible traces.

The old cop and James went to their colleagues to inquire about the situation, and the three players looked around on their own.

It appears to be at the outlet of a sewer in the suburbs, with a stream flowing down a ravine and into a larger tributary not far away.

The place where the body was found was at the exit of the sewers, in a pile of washed away smooth rubble.

"Where's the first discoverer?"

An asked, holding a passing police officer.

Because they were brought in by the veteran police, the officers knew that they were hired for foreign help, and they didn't have any suspicions about the three guys who looked like they were raw.

After pointing in the right direction, he went on with his business.

"Sir, can you tell me about the circumstances when you found the body?"

The first discoverer was an old man in his seventies, who looked terrified, with his hands on his chest, his eyes fluttering with fear, and his fingers trembling.

The old man didn't answer, and An Yizhi had to repeat it again, and then he looked up and observed the three of them. After a long time, he spoke:

"Yes, yes."

If it's acting, this guy can already win the Oscar, and anyone can feel his fear.

An Yizhi took out a notepad and a pen and asked:

"When was the body found?"

"It's past one o'clock in the afternoon, I can't remember the exact time, I just had lunch at that time."

"Please describe the situation in detail, I know this may bring back not very good memories, but please cooperate."

There must have been a bargaining bonus from the handsome face of the male and female men on the grass, and the old man's sense of fear seemed to have subsided a little, and he said:

"I'm the cleaner in charge of this outlet, and I come back here about once a month or so to clean it to prevent debris from blocking the outlet."

Urban sewers are not all sewage as expected, and many of them can accumulate together to create a chemical reaction that can clog the sewer pipes if left uncleaned.

"Today, as usual, I came here to work after lunch, and when I got there."

Pointing to a meadow to the left of the outfall, he continued:

"I saw something big in the outfall, it looked like a foot. At first I thought it was a mannequin, you know, the kind used in clothing stores and malls. ”

The old man's pupils began to dilate, and fear haunted him again:

"As I approached, I had a terrible smell, and although it stinked in the sewer, it was a little worse than the smell. But at first I didn't care, and tried to get it out of the pipe with an iron hook, and oh my God, it turned out to be a real corpse, and I actually touched it. ”

Said that he shrunk into a ball again, scared and couldn't do it.

"Sir, please don't be afraid, you are safe, and you don't have to blame yourself, on the contrary, it is precisely because of your discovery that we have obtained the clue to catch the prisoner."

The brave invincible comforted the panicked old man.

Seeing that there were no more testimonies, An Yizhi lost interest in the witnesses. As soon as he closed his notebook, he saw James approaching. whispered in An Yi's ear:

"The condition of the body is not optimistic, and the forensic staff said that there is no way to infer the exact time of death."

"Can you show us there?"

"No problem, the boss commanded it."

"Brave, you stay to comfort him. Leave, come with me. ”

Anyway, the brave invincible looks like he can't find it even if there is really a clue, and he knows how the current situation of the corpse is with his ass, so there is no need to take him with him.

Lili Yuan Shangcao said that he had no opinion, and the two walked into the lockdown area with James.

Despite his mental preparations, An Yizhi still underestimated the condition of the corpse.

Nausea, to be exact.